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Ossipee vs Townshend vs Haverhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ossipee has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
Haverhill has the most affordable homes ($248k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Ossipee | Townshend | Haverhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,521 |
1,538Lowest |
4,611Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50±4.6 29% above U.S. |
55.6±9.6Highest 43% above U.S. |
49.7±10.6Lowest 28% above U.S. |
| Townshend and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
12%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Ossipee and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±5.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.3%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ossipee and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Haverhill and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,521±$22kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$78,750±$29kLowest about the U.S. average |
$85,929±$22k 6% above U.S. |
| Ossipee and Haverhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,500±$23kHighest about the U.S. average |
$287,200±$79k 14% below U.S. |
$247,900±$41kLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Ossipee and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,601±$245Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,074±$80Lowest 24% below U.S. |
$1,115±$84 21% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,401Lowest 41% above U.S. |
$5,364 72% above U.S. |
$5,908Highest 89% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±16.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
72.5%±23.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.6%±26.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Townshend and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
33 min 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.3%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
28%±18.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.7%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #100 of 120 in NH | — | #95 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Haverhill Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | Woodsville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.1Lowest |
10.0Highest |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.